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The Texas media relations team provided some great quotes from Marquise Goodwin tonight, on the heels of him being drafted in the third round by the Bills. Enjoy.

On being drafted 78th overall by the Buffalo Bills: It felt great. I was just sitting out there throwing the football with my brothers and sitting on the back of the truck talking. I was like, “Dude, I don’t even think I’m going to go today. There are still receivers ranked ahead of me still on the board.” And they were like, “No, you’re going today.” So we were just sitting out there, and I got the call while I was on the back of the truck, and my best friend went wild and started running everywhere frantically. He was really happy. It’s really exciting.

On what the Bills told him when they called: They said, “Hey Marquise!” and they were making jokes about Coach Brown – Coach Brown is really good friends with the Buffalo Bills team and some of the guys on the staff. And they said, “We’re going to draft you. You have a deal.”

On how the rest of his family reacted: Oh man. It was electrifying. Everybody reacted the same – a lot of screaming and yelling. It was fun. It was a lot of fun. Really exciting.

On if he was surprised to be drafted by the Bills tonight or if he had been in talks with them: It was pretty surprising to me. It was really a surprise to me. They had talked to me and told me they loved my speed and loved what I could do on the field. I just needed an opportunity to show what I could do. And the Bills gave me the opportunity. They drafted me, and I’m really excited and looking forward to it.

On if he’s spent time recently with former Longhorn/current Buffalo Bills safety Aaron Williams: Oh yes. I’m about to go see him in a few minutes. But I’ve been around him a lot. We’ve been friends since before I even got to college. His mom and my mom are good friends. So it’s really exciting to be reunited.

On if Williams has talked to him about Buffalo before: I talk to A.J. often, even when he’s in Buffalo. He’s like family to me. So we communicate about bi-weekly. We talk a lot about Buffalo. He has a lot of good things to say about Buffalo which is really exciting.

On how he feels now that he has been drafted and knows where he will be: It’s a lot of pressure off of me. Really I didn’t feel like I had much pressure because I felt whatever team was going to draft me was going to be a lucky team. Really having the opportunity now and knowing where I’m going now, I’m happy. Now that I know where I’m going and I don’t have to guess or wait anymore or for the draft tomorrow. I really know where I’m going, and I can just really focus on myself and what I can do to help the team win.

On if he was aware his Texas men’s track coach Bubba Thornton played wide receiver for Buffalo from 1969-70: Yes, I was. I talk to Bubba every single day. He was number 34 and got drafted late out of TCU. It’s crazy.

On having competed in the Olympics and now being drafted by the NFL all in a span of eight months: It’s all part of the plan. First of all, give all honors to God. Without Him I wouldn’t have an opportunity. He really blessed me with a lot of opportunities in my life – going to the Olympics, something I always wanted to do since I was a little kid. And getting to play in the NFL is great.

On his time at Texas playing football and participating in track: My time at Texas, it seems like it started yesterday. It went by so fast. It really taught me patience and how to persevere through thick-and-thin. Really to keep my head up and continue to grind no matter what. No matter how many statistics you have or anything. I went off the board before guys that had a lot more catches and yards than I did. But I’ve got a wonderful opportunity in front of me, and I’m just going to make the most of it.

On knowing he will cross paths with so many other former Longhorns in the NFL: It’s wonderful. I’m about to meet up with a few guys now. It’s just wonderful to have that Longhorn connection throughout the NFL. I think we have one of the top representations of universities in the League. So that being said, we’ve got a lot of guys in the league and I look forward to learning whatever I can from those guys.

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